Trend and trending-sound discovery tools
Riding a trend early is one of the few reliable ways for a small account to reach a large audience. These tools surface rising sounds, hashtags and topics, from free official dashboards to paid forecasting tools.
13 tools · 8 with a free tier · updated 2026-10-10
Glimpse
Chrome extension that adds growth forecasts and related trends to Google Trends
Google Trends
Free relative search-interest data for comparing topics over time and region, incl. YouTube search
Pinterest Trends
Free view of top Pinterest searches and saves with up to two years of history
TikTok Creative Center
TikTok's free hub for trending hashtags, songs, creators and top ads
Tokboard
Charts of currently popular TikTok songs and sounds
Tokchart
Music-focused TikTok analytics that identifies trending songs behind original sounds
Trendpop
Real-time TikTok analytics engine for spotting emerging trends, sounds and creators
Trendsmap
World map of trending X/Twitter hashtags and topics by location
Brandwatch
Enterprise social listening platform for tracking conversations, sentiment and trends
Exploding Topics
Surfaces fast-growing search and social topics before they peak, with a TikTok add-on
Pentos
TikTok profile, hashtag and sound tracking with trend reports and exports
TrendTok
Mobile app to find, track and forecast TikTok trends by region and category
Virlo
Ranks short-form trends by momentum and suggests outliers across TikTok, Reels and Shorts